From Steeple

Indicates the primary media type of the <item> or <entry>:

 <atom:category scheme="http://purl.org/steeple/mediatype" term="video" />
 <atom:category scheme="http://purl.org/steeple/mediatype" term="audio" />
 <atom:category scheme="http://purl.org/steeple/mediatype" term="screencast" />

It can also be used inside a <media:group> or inside a <media:content> element. In that case

 <media:category scheme="http://purl.org/steeple/mediatype">term</media:category>

can be used. (Not that the <media:category> contruct specifies the term like this. If a label is needed, it can be added:

 <media:category scheme="http://purl.org/steeple/mediatype" label="label">term</media:category>

[edit] 1 Scheme

[edit] 1.1 video

A piece of video, that is not a screencast or animation.

[edit] 1.2 audio

A piece of audio

[edit] 1.3 slidecast

A sequence of slides together with audio (bundled into a video, or an enhance podcast). Slides and audio are in a single file.

[edit] 1.4 screencast

Screen recording, but not a 'slidecast' or an 'animation'

[edit] 1.5 animation

A CGI animation (as opposed to a video or screencast)

[edit] 1.6 image

An image, such as a png or jpg.

[edit] 1.7 document

A document, such as a pdf, or an Open Document.

[edit] 1.8 learningobject

A complex learning object, presented e.g. as a scorm or common cartridge or other "archive file with manifest".

(Most likely in zip format.)

[edit] 1.9 application

An application that needs to be installed on a local computer.

[edit] 2 Notes

See also http://purl.org/steeple/feedtype.